Promoting Positive Self-Image: A Guide for Mental Health Counselors
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by David Harrington
2d ago
For mental health counselors and other healthcare professionals, encountering patients with a negative self-image is becoming increasingly common. In fact, according to a survey by the Mental Health Foundation, about one-third of adults report feeling anxious or depressed due to a negative self-image or body image. Unfortunately, low self-esteem and negative self-image problems are not limited to adults. Approximately 20 percent of teenagers experience depression before they enter adulthood, with low self-esteem or feelings of being “not good enough” pre ..read more
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What Do You Stand to Gain From Enrolling in an Educational Certificate Program?
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by David Harrington
2d ago
Are you working in education and looking to expand or diversify your knowledge? Then it could be time to explore education certificate programs. Whether you are interested in developing your skill set to include curriculum development, literacy, special education, or any other specialization, there are a wide variety of graduate certificate programs designed specifically for working educators. Exploring the Advantages of Educational Certificate Programs There are numerous advantages to enrolling in an educational certificate program throug ..read more
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Addressing the Nursing Faculty Shortage
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by David Harrington
4d ago
At a time when hospitals and medical centers are struggling to adequately staff their nursing departments, nursing schools across the United States are regularly turning qualified applicants away due to a lack of dedicated faculty members. In its attempts to raise public awareness and concern about this problem, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) published statistics showing that, even at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, US nursing schools rejected 92,000 otherwise qualified baccalaureate and graduate nursing program applicants ..read more
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Newsletter Week of March 25, 2024
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by Michael Wynn
5d ago
This Week’s Activity and Event Highlights Women’s History Month – “A Red Carpet Event” Tuesday, March 26, 2024 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern time | Leever Student Center – Lobby Center for Career and Professional Development – “Let’s Taco about your Career” Event Tuesday, March 26, 2024 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern time | North Hall Room 103 Center for Mental Health and Wellness “Kindness Board” Event Wednesday, March 27, 2024 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Eastern time | Leever Student Center – Lobby Center for Career and Professional Development – “Health and Wellbeing Meet and Greet” Event Wed ..read more
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From Patient Care Tech to Clinical Nurse Educator: Fueling Growth with the MSN
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by David Harrington
5d ago
As a high school student in Georgia, Halea Caudill participated in a dual enrollment pathway to earn her Certified Nurse Aide credential while pursuing her high school diploma. “That’s when I realized how much I enjoyed patient care and that nursing was my ultimate goal,” says Halea. However, after graduating in 2010, she worked as a patient care technician at Cartersville Medical Center first while saving up money for nursing school.” The nurturing aspect of being a patient care technician fit Halea well. She worked in the acute care setting, first on an inpatient medical tech unit, then in t ..read more
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Beyond Python and JavaScript: Exploring Different Types of Coding Languages
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by David Harrington
1w ago
Our technological landscape is built on a system of codes: series of numbers, letters, and characters that act as instructions that can be scanned and executed by computers. From the end user’s perspective, these languages are not easily observed. Without them, however, the range of digital offerings and experiences we take for granted would simply not be possible.  Developers, on the other hand, are intimately familiar with many types of coding languages and depend on these for everything from creating web pages to smartphone applications. Keep reading to learn why these coding languages ..read more
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A Winding Journey: North Carolina Woman Finds Motivation After Earning a BSN
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by David Harrington
1w ago
When Felicia Miley was a teenager growing up in Paris, France, she followed one of the typical upper-secondary pathways for French students and earned a vocational baccalaureate degree. She joined a major bank as an executive secretary, but by age 25, she felt compelled to do something bold: move to the United States. She explored ways she could do so and discovered the U.S. State Department’s au pair program. In 2006, Felicia moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, to meet her new host family.   A New Adventure Felicia cared for her host family’s children full-time and took classes at a comm ..read more
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Canadian Nurse Practitioner Strives to Make a Difference with DNP – Educational Leadership Specialization
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by David Harrington
1w ago
For Norma Hilsmann, nursing was something of a family business. “My mom and both brothers were nurses, but I was a little bit of a rebel and planned to do something else,” says Norma, who grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia. That ‘something else’ was becoming a violinist, and Norma started college at the University of British Columbia as a music major. A year into her studies, however, she had a change of heart about turning her passion into a career. Nursing was the first alternative to come to mind, so she switched majors and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science Nursing de ..read more
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California Nurse Practitioner Student and Cardiac Nurse Carries on Her Mother’s Legacy
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by David Harrington
1w ago
As the daughter of a missionary, Igng Vildor was inspired by her mother from a young age. “My mom was a nurse who worked primarily with older patients and often went on medical mission trips to impoverished countries,” she recalls. “She brought my four siblings and I with her on those trips, and although we didn’t have much, that showed us how fortunate we were compared to so many.” That early influence made Igng want to follow in her mother’s footsteps, so after graduating high school in Miami, Florida, she enrolled at a community college and started taking prerequisites for nursing school. H ..read more
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Top 21 Nursing Interview Questions and Answers to Ace the Interview
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by David Harrington
1w ago
You have completed rigorous nursing coursework, clinicals, and professional exams. Now, you are ready to take the next step in your nursing career and find a job you love. First, however, you have one more hurdle to clear: the nursing interview. Interviewing is a must in any field, but with nursing, it conveys many essentials: passion, clinical skills, and the ability to work well under pressure. This is how employers get more details after they have pinpointed the most promising resumes. A little preparation can make a world of difference, so we have highlig ..read more
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